Britain’s economic outlook: what did Rachel Reeves know — and when?
Fiscal watchdog’s letter ‘set out the facts’ about the evolution of its forecasts in the run-up to the Budget
Donald Trump says Venezuelan airspace is closed
Announcement comes after military build-up by US forces in region
British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies
Czech-born author of witty, cerebral plays was also an award-winning screenwriter
Gold rally dents sales at China’s jewellery retailers
High prices and a new tax regime have deterred buyers and led to hundreds of store closures
Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker
Tie-up marks new level of co-operation between Moscow and Beijing’s military industrial complexes
Zelenskyy loses brother-in-arms in Kyiv power shift
President’s departing aide centralised decision-making in a way no other official had done in Ukraine
China launches nationwide high-rise inspections after deadly Hong Kong fire
Campaign will check housing and public buildings for safety, Beijing says
A Thanksgiving Turkey of a peace plan
Trump’s attempt to bully Kyiv met resistance from Ukraine and its allies in Geneva — but Europe can’t claim a success either
HTSI editor’s letter: how to find your people
From sumo wrestlers to wig wearers and tabletop gamers, we’re all looking for our tribe
Home Office delays plan to house asylum seekers in military barracks
Local councils concerned about use of sites in East Sussex and Inverness as accommodation for 800 single men
Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix
Update to address potential problems caused by solar radiation could affect 6,000 aircraft
The steroid Olympics make their pitch to investors
FC Barcelona’s crypto controversy, smart balls, and more
Transcript: Is the US economy really K-shaped?
Marc Filippino talks to Claire Jones and Robert Armstrong
School IB computer science class: Can a drone wall really work?
Emerging military technology
FT Weekend Magazine’s Christmas issue
Advice from the festive pros, a round-up of the best ever Christmas recipes and Nigella Lawson’s gift guide
Hybrid-car believers should bet on platinum’s renaissance
With take-up of battery electric vehicles slowing in the US and Europe, catalytic converters will remain in demand
The UK should enjoy the calming of the bond vigilantes
Rachel Reeves has steered the gilt market to a less skittish place with the Budget
‘Too little, too late’: advisers to the rich react to UK Budget’s non-dom tax cap
Rachel Reeves included a measure to limit an inheritance tax charge cited by wealthy as reason for leaving country
This Budget’s tax decisions will haunt the government
The buffer Reeves built into her plans is admirable, but no guarantee of avoiding the nasty dilemmas to come
Lenders gear up for loosening of capital rules by Bank of England
Bankers are expecting easing of leverage ratio as part of forthcoming review
Loan charge write-off ‘penalises those who settled early’
Government £365mn pledge will not help thousands caught up in the controversy, say tax experts
Dan Driscoll, the unlikely Ukraine envoy with his eye on the Pentagon
The ambitious US army secretary has been thrust into the spotlight of Moscow-Kyiv negotiations
How the pope went pop
Efforts to attract young audiences to religion can be fraught but pizza-loving, Wordle-playing Leo XIV has struck a chord
The coup de grâce for woke
The Booker Prize would not have gone to David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ a few years ago